Past, Present, Future

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What is the past tense?

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The past tense describes actions that have already happened. For example, 'He sneezed.'

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What is the present tense?

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The present tense describes actions that are happening now. For example, 'They pick.'

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What is the future tense?

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The future tense describes actions that will happen later. For example, 'He will walk.'

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Give an example of a past tense verb.

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An example of a past tense verb is 'picked' as in 'We picked up our buckets last night.'

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Give an example of a present tense verb.

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An example of a present tense verb is 'pick' as in 'They pick apples.'

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Give an example of a future tense verb.

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An example of a future tense verb is 'will pick' as in 'We will pick apples tomorrow.'

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What does 'sneezed' indicate?

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'Sneezed' is a verb in the past tense, indicating the action has already occurred.

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What does 'will walk' indicate?

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'Will walk' is a verb in the future tense, indicating the action will happen later.

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What does 'smelled' indicate?

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'Smelled' is a verb in the past tense, indicating the action has already occurred.

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How do you form the past tense of regular verbs?

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For regular verbs, you usually add '-ed' to the base form. For example, 'walk' becomes 'walked.'